One last sketch for the road. Seeing was not very good, so the sketch is rough. It is a CM I have not observed yet. It was lots of fun observing and sketching the Red Planet with you all this apparition.

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MathteacherLike you said in my post, it is fun to try different sketching techniques. I never tried a black & white Mars, but when I look at your beautiful sketches I will trie it next time.Do you make the sketches at the eyepiece?

An impressive sketch of Mars. The window of opportunity to sketch Mars close-up passes very quickly. Mars presents so many of the surface and atmospheric features of Earth that it is difficult to resist the temptation to sketch it.Nice work.

I managed to get this sketch on Feb 15 with a Tak TSA-120. Seeing was reasonably good despite the cold. The NCP is showing some definite shrinking, and a dusky area is visible on the Martian south limb. Syrtis Major can be seen as it begins its rotation onto the disk. It's a shame that the Red Planet will be tiny and distant when the weather finally breaks here.